Manufacturing Engineer salary: $158K median
The median advertised Manufacturing Engineer salary is $158K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $130K to $175K: counted from 682 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $76 an hour or $13,125 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $213K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll manufacturing engineer jobs
$158Kmedian advertised salary
$130K – $175Kmiddle half of roles
$160Kaverage advertised salary
682roles counted
Manufacturing Engineer salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $188K, 10% more than senior roles ($170K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $170K | $152K–$175K | 223 |
| Lead and above | $188K | $171K–$222K | 124 |
| No level in the title | $135K | $115K–$160K | 329 |
Manufacturing Engineer salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $184K | 19 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $182K | 89 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $171K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸California | $165K | 460 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $158K | 657 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $154K | 120 |
Skills that pay more for Manufacturing Engineer roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldering | $172K | +$14K | 105 |
| Sensor fusion | $170K | +$12K | 198 |
| Security clearance | $170K | +$12K | 162 |
| SPC | $170K | +$12K | 105 |
| Computer Vision | $170K | +$12K | 199 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey | $260K | 4 |
| Fluidstack | $236K | 13 |
| Zoox | $218K | 4 |
| Skydio | $214K | 4 |
| Pure Storage | $212K | 3 |
| Crusoe | $204K | 10 |
| Reliable Robotics | $198K | 4 |
| Cowboyspace | $195K | 3 |
| Databricks | $194K | 4 |
| Heron Power | $190K | 4 |
| Echodyne Corp | $187K | 3 |
| Neros Technologies | $185K | 5 |
| CoreWeave | $181K | 4 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $180K | 6 |
| Antares | $180K | 5 |
| Pacific Fusion | $172K | 3 |
| Varda Space Industries | $172K | 21 |
| Amperesand | $170K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $170K | 198 |
| Freeform | $170K | 7 |
| Muon Space | $168K | 3 |
| Whoop | $168K | 7 |
| Swarmaero | $165K | 3 |
| 1X | $164K | 5 |
| General Matter | $162K | 5 |
Highest-paying open Manufacturing Engineer roles
All manufacturing engineer jobs- VP Manufacturing EngineeringAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$252K - $382KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceSensor fusion
- Manager, Software Engineering - Production EngineeringFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$258K - $376KInfrastructure as codeIstioJaeger
- Product Manufacturing Engineer - PCBAOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$207K - $365KSolderingRoot cause analysisChange management
- Production Engineer, Compute Team LeadFluidstack · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$225K - $351KLead and aboveKubernetes
- Head of Manufacturing EngineeringFoundry Robotics · 🇺🇸Emeryville, CA$200K - $350KLead and above
- Production Engineer, Facilities Team LeadFluidstack · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$224K - $344KLead and above
- Staff Software Engineer, Production EngineeringHarvey · 🇺🇸New York$231K - $340KHybridLead and aboveTerraformGCPAzure
- Staff Software Engineer, Production EngineeringHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$231K - $340KHybridLead and aboveTerraformGCPAzure
- Head of Manufacturing Test EngineeringAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$254K - $336KLead and abovePythonC#MATLAB
- Principal Network Production Engineer, SparkCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$285K - $335KLead and abovePythonCI/CDAnsible
- Tech Lead and Manager (TLM), Production EngineeringRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$240K - $330KHybridLead and aboveTerraformCI/CDAWS
- Software Engineer, Production EngineeringRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$168K - $324KHybridTerraformCI/CDAWS
- CMC & Manufacturing Lead, Life SciencesAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States$300K - $320KRemoteLead and aboveLLMGMP
- Manufacturing Engineer, Motors & ActuatorsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$225K - $318KHybridPRDsMechatronicsCAD
- Business Systems Analyst, New Product IntroductionAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$270K - $315KSQLSalesforce certificationData warehousing
- Director, NPI Operations EngineeringSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$230K - $302KHybridLead and aboveMechatronicsHardware testingProcurement
- Head of Manufacturing EngineeringFormlabs · 🇺🇸Somerville, MA$175K - $300KLead and above
- Manufacturing Engineering ManagerSkild AI · San Mateo$100K - $300KPythonMachine Learning
- Principal Software Engineer, Manufacturing SystemsNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$214K - $300KLead and above
- Process Engineer, PowderPeriodic Labs · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA$225K - $300K
Questions about Manufacturing Engineer pay
- What is the average Manufacturing Engineer salary?
- $160K a year on average and $158K at the median, across 682 open Manufacturing Engineer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $130K to $175K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Manufacturing Engineer pay?
- Harvey ($260K), Fluidstack ($236K), Zoox ($218K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a manufacturing engineer a high-paying job?
- The median Manufacturing Engineer posting advertises $158K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 9% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a manufacturing engineer?
- A tenth of the postings offer $213K a year or more; the highest open Manufacturing Engineer role advertises up to $382K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Manufacturing Engineer salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $158K a year is about $76 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,125 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $62 to $84 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Manufacturing Engineer roles?
- Postings that ask for Soldering (+$14K, 105 postings), Sensor fusion (+$12K, 198 postings), Security clearance (+$12K, 162 postings) advertise more than the $158K median of all Manufacturing Engineer postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level manufacturing engineer make?
- 6 junior and intern Manufacturing Engineer postings state pay, with a median of $100K a year ($48 an hour).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Manufacturing Engineer roles at companies is $158K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $130K to $175K. Counted from 682 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/manufacturing-engineer/
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